GRE Word List
BEMUSED
marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed
The meaning of the word bemused is marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed.
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| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| stanza | a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| mongrel | an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed |
| taxonomist | the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| solvent | able to pay all legal debts |
| respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |